Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-07-22
PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY.
MORTIMER WHITEHEAD.

must 60 hand IN nanu III country vi
the people, for the people and by the
people" This already vast number of
voters, who can neither read nor write,
is dangerous element in our politics.
1t is bought, sold and handled, like
dumS. driven CATTLE" and is balance
of power in many localities already.
The Grange always has and will con-
tinue to push and advocate the cause OF
education. 1t has a special mission I'm
this direction, not only as local matter.
but as one of National importance.
Our forefathers wisely established the
free school at the same time they es-
tablished the free ballot. a ballot in
The hands of an ignorant voter is as
dangerous as gun in the hands OF
child, dangerous to himself and to those
around him. AS our population IN
creases we must have an increase, and
not decrease in intelligence, or our
free institutions cannot be sustained.
There are generals who can command Il
brigade who are failures in handling
corps. There are men who can con.
| duet small business in country viii
! lage who would fail in carrying OH
! large wholesale business in city. Men
who would make excellent mayors OF
city of few thousand inhabitants, who
| could not act as the Governor of State.
! And so with our increasing millions OF
people and voters. we need more intel
| ligence, higher craftsmanship. The
! thousands of Oranges scattered all up
and down our land are the schools OF
political economy, the schools of citizen
ship, from which are going out more in
telligent voters and Legislators, State
and national, prepared 10 grapple with
| the new issues that an ever advanced
age is bring to the front.
s'The reason why farmers are largely
in the background is not from any lack
of native talent among them, but be-
cause the circumstances and conditions
of their lives are such that they can not
or have not improved opportunities for
self development. What the farmer of
to-Cay needs is freer and more frequent
intercourse with his fellow man. lie
the years past he had been confined to
his farm and excluded from nearly all
society, except in weekly religious
meetings at the village church, and
when he was called out TO political
gatherings to become enthused in favor
of some candidate for political prefer
ment. The result has been that other
men, of wider experience, but often Of
less ability, have kept at the front and
/ held he reins in their own hands.
Within few years the farmers of this
country, through the influence OF the
Grange, have been brought together
and made able to realize something of
the latent power which they possess and
the necessity of fully developing their
talents for their own and their country's
good. The more farmers see of the
Grange as an educator the more are they
inclined to give it support and make it
one Of the permanent institutions of the
land for polishing and developing the
minds of its members, and of molding
public character in the right direction"
Alpha Messer, Master Vermont State
Grange.
We can't help INDUCING in surprise
that every thoughtful farmer in the
State does not align himself with the
only organization possessing all the ele-
ments which reach out after the inter
ests of agriculturel.-G Georgia Farmer.
]. ID. Clardy, Master of the Kentucky
State Grange, writing Of the work OF D..
III. Bingham, of ohio, one of the Depu-
ty Lecturers of the National Grange,
says: "Brother Bingham has just closed
his lectures in Kentucky. Already
good results have followed, several
dormant Oranges have been reorganized
and more to follow. Our people were
much pleased with him and regard him
man of sterling worth and good,
sound, practical sense. The Order will
not suffer for an able defender where he
goes"
Lecturers on agricultural topics by
able speakers would interest the people
and help the Order. They would show
the advantage of the Grange to rural
community. If there could be dissent
mated among farmers knowledge Of
the principles, management, influence
and advantageous results of the Grange,
the good of the Order would be greatly
subserved thereby."-A. F. Watson.
"We have much cause to expect that
the gloom and dependency which has
surrounded our calling in the past will
soon be dispersed. The agriculturists
have manifested Of late desire, or
rather determination, to act, and do
their duty by demanding that justice be
done to our calling. 1t is our duty to
see that it does not longer carry unjust
burdens that other industries may be
fostered, monopolies made stronger, and
the huge capitalists richer under liberal
charters and unequal taxation.-H. II.
Garrett.
Lady Ito butcher boy): ooh, you are
very prompt with the meat, little boy,
and there's nickel for you" Butcher